polyadenylate-binding protein 5; poly(A)-binding protein 5; PABP 5 (PABPC5, PABP5)

Function

• binds the poly(A) tail of mRNA
• may be involved in cytoplasmic regulatory processes of mRNA metabolism
• can probably bind to cytoplasmic RNA sequences other than poly(A) in vivo

Structure

contains 4 RRM domain (RNA recognition motif)s

Compartment

cytoplasm (putative)

Expression

• expressed in fetal brain & in a range of adult tissues

More general terms

• polyadenylate binding protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=140886
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:140886
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/300407
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q96DU9.html